This "documentary" is garbage. What is the intent of this film? That Manoj Night Shyamalan is intensely private? That he keeps secrets and expects the people who work with him to do so as well? So what? Aren't these the precautions of all successful filmmakers?
POSSIBLE SPOILERS AHEAD!!!
As I was watching the crew go through this pseudo documentary, I kept thinking, "Wow, look at how they're leading people," or, "I don't find this believable at all." Night comes off very rational, if a little eccentric. There's nothing dark about him, at least no more so than most intelligent and philosophical people.
In fact, I felt sorry for the way that the director and crew for this "whatever" kept stalking poor Night and his associates. And some of the people interviewed in the documentary were obviously brought in to simply add to the drama (i.e. Javier, the pizza guy). All these little mystical interludes are clumsly done, you can anticipate these events before they happen.
At three hours long, I think this whole film was overkill. I'm left thinking the same thing that Night said to the director, "You don't need an angle to do this. Just film a documentary about me and the work I do." If only the people involved in the making of this film had listened. Sadly, Night has even more reason to seek privacy now.
POSSIBLE SPOILERS AHEAD!!!
As I was watching the crew go through this pseudo documentary, I kept thinking, "Wow, look at how they're leading people," or, "I don't find this believable at all." Night comes off very rational, if a little eccentric. There's nothing dark about him, at least no more so than most intelligent and philosophical people.
In fact, I felt sorry for the way that the director and crew for this "whatever" kept stalking poor Night and his associates. And some of the people interviewed in the documentary were obviously brought in to simply add to the drama (i.e. Javier, the pizza guy). All these little mystical interludes are clumsly done, you can anticipate these events before they happen.
At three hours long, I think this whole film was overkill. I'm left thinking the same thing that Night said to the director, "You don't need an angle to do this. Just film a documentary about me and the work I do." If only the people involved in the making of this film had listened. Sadly, Night has even more reason to seek privacy now.
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